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Huntington residents eligible for solar energy program
Judy Sykes and her husband, Ray, always knew their electricity bill was higher than average because of a large freezer they have in their garage for business. But in the last 20 years, their bill kept getting higher despite the recent installation of a...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Alternative Energy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Natural Perspectives: How to bring that power to the people
I would make a bad Amish person because I like electricity. So does Vic. We like it so much that we want to make sure that we keep receiving it, but we wonder where electrical power is going to come from in the future. As the population grows and we...Tags: Plant Openings, Alternative Energy, Nuclear Accidents, Middletown, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)
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Sounding Off: Here are the missing Dwyer solar facts
Huntington Beach City School District board member Celia Jaffe's letter to the Independent titled "More information about Dwyer's solar arrays" (Community Commentary, Feb. 10) failed to include some very important facts the community should know about the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Chevron Corportion, Fraud, Corporate Crime
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Mailbag: How about leashes for cats?
I have read recent columns and letters on dogs, and leashing them, with interest ("Keep your dogs safe — on a leash," In the Pipeline, Feb. 24; "Rude dog owners flout the law," Sounding Off, March 10). I agree with the goal of preventing people's...Tags: Landforms, Wind Power, Cat (animal), Periodicals, Health
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Community Commentary: More information about Dwyer's solar arrays
In the Huntington Beach City School District, we are proud of the energy conservation and solar energy generation project approved last April and presently being implemented throughout our nine schools. Energy-efficient lighting has already been installed...Tags: Elections, Chevron Corportion, Politics, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Natural Perspectives: More like a 'heart attack for the mesa'
The Bolsa Chica Land Trust has prepared a restoration plan for a 118-acre portion of the Bolsa Chica mesa, most of which is currently fenced. The area includes Warner Pond and the former Bolsa Chica Gun Club site, both of which are environmentally...Tags: Landforms, Wildlife, Wind Power, Wetlands, Health
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Natural Perspectives: Mea culpa for last column
I made a goof in my last column about the Bolsa Chica Land Trust's plan for the mesa. The error is mine, not Vic's. I said the Land Trust was going to excavate no deeper than 8 feet to bury its 2,825-gallon water tanks in the ground. Actually, the tanks...Tags: Elections, Landforms, Wind Power, Wildlife, Wetlands
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Coroner rules accidental overdose in teens' January deaths
Two teenagers whose bodies were found Jan. 21 in a Huntington Beach apartment died of accidental overdoses, the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner has declared. Aaron Saenz, 15, of Westminster, and Chelsea Taylor, 16, of Huntington Beach both had methadone,...Tags: Westminster (Orange, California), Ethanol, Political Systems, Methadone (drug), Alprazolam (drug)
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Greer's OC: Endless fun with Ruby
Ruby's Diner is hosting a free "Endless Summer" party from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Huntington Beach Pier, complete with burger cookout, free outdoor movie and stars from the iconic surf documentary. Director Bruce Brown, surfer Robert August and the...Tags: Newport Beach, Child Abuse, Laguna Beach, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages
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Terra-Gen gets OK on wind farm in wake of condor decision
MOJAVE, Calif. — Randy Hoyle strode proudly this week along a wind-swept expanse of sand, sage and juniper in the Tehachapi Mountains that will soon bristle with antennas and listening devices designed to protect endangered California condors....
Tags: Punishment, Wind Power, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Conservation
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Feds won't prosecute wind farm if turbine blades kill a condor
Federal wildlife officials on Friday for the first time agreed not to prosecute a developer if an endangered California condor is struck and killed by turbine blades at its proposed wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 100 miles north of Los...Tags: Punishment, Wind Power, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Conservation
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Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact
Tribune reporterCREAL SPRINGS, Ill.-- Oil and gas companies and environmental groups have hashed out legislation they say would make Illinois a national leader in protecting public health and the environment from fracking. The proposal covering the process more...Tags: Michael Madigan, Customs and Tradition, Lawyers, Justice System, Wind Power
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